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¨¨¨-~†%@§# ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ #§@%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~†%@§#@ - - - - - - - - @#§@%†~-¨¨
¨-~†%@§#@# ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ #@#§@%†~-¨
¨¨-~†%@§#@ †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† @#§@%†~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%@§# #§@%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%@§ JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA §@%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%@ THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED @%†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†% AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE %†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%@ LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE @%†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%@§ SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE §@%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%@§# DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK #§@%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~†%@§#@ WATER. @#§@%†~-¨¨
¨-~†%@§#@# #@#§@%†~-¨
¨¨-~†%@§#@ ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ @#§@%†~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%@§# ~~%% %%~~ #§@%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%@§ ~~~~~%% FAIRIES LIVE HERE. %%~~~~~ §@%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%@ ~~%% %%~~ @%†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†% ~~~~%%%%%%%%~~~~ %†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%@ @%†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%@§ THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, §@%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%@§# URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH #§@%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~†%@§#@ LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT @#§@%†~-¨¨
¨-~†%@§#@# TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT #@#§@%†~-¨
¨¨-~†%@§#@ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE @#§@%†~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%@§# WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS #§@%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%@§ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE §@%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%@ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO @%†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†% HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. %†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%@ @%†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%@§ THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO §@%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%@§# PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE #§@%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~†%@§#@ ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY @#§@%†~-¨¨
¨-~†%@§#@# DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE #@#§@%†~-¨
¨¨-~†%@§#@ SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT @#§@%†~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%@§# DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH #§@%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%@§ DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE §@%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%@ BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE @%†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†% BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS %†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%@ THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS @%†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%@§ IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. §@%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%@§# #§@%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨-~†%@§#@ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT @#§@%†~-¨¨
¨-~†%@§#@# CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO #@#§@%†~-¨
¨¨-~†%@§#@ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS @#§@%†~-¨¨
¨¨¨-~†%@§# DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES #§@%†~-¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨-~†%@§ DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. §@%†~-¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨-~†%@ @%†~-¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨-~†% †††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††† %†~-¨¨¨¨¨¨
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¨¨-~†%@§#@ ¨ ¨ ¨ @#§@%†~-¨¨
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